KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: Eighteen people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region. AMERICAS: Authorities say a woman was fatally wounded when a gunman being chased by police in Los Angeles fled into a supermarket and took hostages. ASIA: Hundreds of pro-democracy protestors rallied in Hong Kong

KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Aiby Ahmed is being hailed as a charismatic young peacemaker. AMERICAS: Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned after failed attempt to increase fuel prices. ASIA: US and North Korean military officials met to discuss the return of US soldiers remains. EUROPE: British Prime Minister Theresa May warned her

KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: Cameroon’s Parliamentary elections have been postponed a year until October 2019 after lawmakers adopted a bill supported by President Paul Biya. AMERICAS: Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had spoken with President Donald Trump on the phone and offered to reduce US-bound migration in exchange for American development assistance. ASIA: